THE OCEAN können es kaum fassen: “This is a bit surreal, to find an album like “Pelagial” among albums by Joe Cocker and Justin Timberlake… we are overwhelmed by the positive reactions to “Pelagial” worldwide, and would like to thank all you people for buying our album and for supporting us!”

Spin Magazine: “The sixth album from German post-metal doombringers THE OCEAN is huge… In the course of the record, tender piano interludes get stomped on by Mastodon-shaped footprints, lush strings work next to bulldozing double-kick work, and, at the end, the submarine crashes at Melvins tempos.”

Craveonline: “Pelagial is brilliantly written, expertly executed and filled with the kind of songwriting most bands can only dream of,” while MetalSucks opines in a perfect 5/5 rating, “Pelagial resonates so deeply because its sonic continuity is matched with shifting, unified composition. The album viscerally depicts the spectrum of submersion while highlighting the musicians” versatility and cohesion. The band has never written more intriguing music, and The Ocean Collective has never been a more apt name.”